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April 5, 2012

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Media Release April 5, 2012 (3:10 p.m.)Police Issue Warning about Prescription MedicationHRM Partners in Policing are issuing an advisory after prescription medication was stolen from two pharmacies in Dartmouth.On March 3, police responded to the Family Drug Mart on Portland Street to a report of a break and enter that happened sometime overnight. On April 1, staff at the Guardian Drug Store on Pleasant Street arrived at work and discovered someone had broken in sometime overnight. In both cases, prescription medication was stolen that investigators believe may end up being sold on the street. Prescription medication should only be taken when prescribed by a doctor and HRM Partners in Policing remind citizens that it can pose a risk if not taken properly.Investigators with the HRP/RCMP Integrated General Investigation Section are also asking for the public’s help in solving these crimes. Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact police at 490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or texting a tip – Tip 202 + your message to 274637.

WARNING The drug in question is dilaudid and is of a very high concentration. Warning individuals that if this drug is sold on the streets it is of a lethal quality or it could be tampered with which could cause deaths. Not sure if it could end up on the streets in the northern region of Nova Scotia but we are not that far from the HRM area